Chestermere Civic and Recreation Complex Concept Plan (2019)
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GIBBS GAGE ARCHITECTS Concept Plan for a CHESTERMERE CIVIC AND RECREATION COMPLEX for the City of Chestermere APRIL 2020 | PROJECT # 19040 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary.......................................................................................................4 Introduction .....................................................................................................................6 Previous Studies And Documents ....................................................................................7 Terms Of Reference ..............................................................................................................8 Project Process .......................................................................................................................8 Background and context ............................................................................................10 Policy context ......................................................................................................................11 Stakeholder Engagement Summary .............................................................................12 Program Development ...............................................................................................15 Program Components.......................................................................................................15 Fieldhouse and Community Centre .............................................................................16 Public Library ......................................................................................................................18 City Hall ................................................................................................................................19 Ice Arenas ..............................................................................................................................20 Future Aquatics ...................................................................................................................21 Site Options ...................................................................................................................22 Context ..................................................................................................................................23 Site Analysis .........................................................................................................................25 SWOT Analyses...................................................................................................................27 Test Fits .................................................................................................................................30 Recommended Concept .............................................................................................36 Opportunities and Rationale ..........................................................................................36 Design Principles and Policy Alignment .....................................................................37 Climate and Sustainability Vision ................................................................................38 Site Plan .................................................................................................................................41 Phasing ...................................................................................................................................42 Context Diagrams ..............................................................................................................43 Program Layouts ................................................................................................................44 Concept Render ..................................................................................................................54 Project Costs ........................................................................................................................56 Recommendations and Next Steps .........................................................................62 Appendix A .....................................................................................................................64 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Garden City Soccer Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba In the summer of 2019, Gibbs Gage Architects (GGA), along Following the initial assessment of the existing CRRC building Two sites in Chestermere's planned west end were initially The final recommendation in this Feasibility Study document with David Hewko Planning and Program Management and site, an expanded Feasibility Study was undertaken, considered for the location of the new Civic and Recreation is for a 292,000-square-foot facility built over two phases. (DHP+PM), were engaged jointly by the Recreation, Parks, resulting in this document. The objective of this study was Complex: a site one block south of Chestermere Boulevard This centre will function as an integrated civic, community, and Community Support department of Rocky View County to develop a program for a new recreation complex facility, / Highway 1A, co-located with a planned high school, which and recreation complex from the first phase, which unites (RVC); and the City of Chestermere to complete an assessment select a new site for the facility, test fit the program on this was identified in the Waterbridge Master Area Structure Plan; a new City Hall and public library with a large indoor of the existing Chestermere Regional Recreation Centre site, and produce a Class D costing for the development of the and another site directly on Chestermere Boulevard at the fieldhouse (capable of supporting regulation indoor soccer) (CRRC) facility and site. new facility and site. boundary with the City of Calgary, which could serve as a and community centre spaces. Following phases will add The purpose of the assessment was to determine the best In addition to an ageing recreation facility, the City of gateway to Chestermere. This second site also had the potential three ice arenas and space for a future natatorium with both options for both the building and the site in light of their Chestermere is also faced with an under-sized public library, to be substantially larger than the first site due the opportunity program and leisure water. There is also the potential for age, condition, and location. Options examined included and the possibility of relocating City Hall in an effort to for land negotiations between the City and the land owner, future expansion of both the library and City Hall components significant investment in renovation and/or expansion of the capitalize on future tax revenue from its current location. who is also the developer for the local Bridgeport Outline Plan. as the need arises. current facility, decommissioning of the current facility and Taken together, these conditions present Chestermere with an Site analysis and program test fits were conducted on both The site plan contains 707 parking stalls split over two lots, construction of a new one, or repurposing of the site for other attractive opportunity to develop a distinctive unified Civic sites, and discussions were held with key stakeholders, which may be built in separate phases, as well as land for use. and Recreation Complex that will address multiple civic, resulting in an identified preference for the gateway site based three future athletic fields suitable for use by Chestermere's After reviewing the site, the planning for the City of public, and recreational needs in the community. on the highly-visible and accessible location, the increased many existing athletics clubs and programs including football, Chestermere, and the adjacent use and land uses, GGA A program was developed for the new facility which would amenity that would be possible due to the site's larger area, soccer, and rugby. In addition to providing a connection to concluded that the site is not ideal to plan future recreation integrate needed recreation centre uses such as a fieldhouse and the opportunity to create a distinct landmark and Calgary and a gateway to Chestermere, the site also connects activities. Since continued growth of the City of Chestermere and arenas with civic (City Hall) facilities and community gateway feature for the City of Chestermere. to other recreation amenities including a wetland to the east will result in increased pressure on recreation facilities, and amenities including a public library. Program components Further test fits of the program on the gateway site were and a broader green network which runs through Bridgeport need will soon exceed the capacity of the CRRC (if it has not and their areas were planned based on functional needs undertaken in conjunction with several revisions and and to the rest of Chestermere. already), GGA further recommended that future expansion assessments as well as consideration of regional context, iterations of the facility program. Careful consideration plans be considered on alternate sites within the municipality facilities and market. was given to the type of facility the City of Chestermere with adjacent uses that are more compatible. envisioned, adequate sizing of particular program elements such as the fieldhouse and library, and how all the program elements would be organized on the site to serve the notion of the building as a gateway for the community and a resource for the region. 4 CHESTERMERE CIVIC AND RECREATION COMPLEX | Concept Plan 5 INTRODUCTION Chestermere is a city of over 20,000